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The Knicks have officially completed their sign-and-trade deal for Kyle O'Quinn.

O'Quinn will help backup Robin Lopez in New York, so he won't have much fantasy value in standard leagues. However, if he is able to earn around 20 minutes per game in New York, he could potentially emerge as a shot blocking specialist in deep leagues. Jul 9 - 4:00 PM

O'Quinn was asked to do that in Orlando last season and plans to continue it now that he's in New York with the Knicks. After attempting four three-pointers over his first two years combined, O'Quinn launched 43 long-range attempts last season. Although he connected at just a 27.9 percent rate, O'Quinn will keep working to expand his range. Jul 6 - 10:46 AM

Kyle O'Quinn, who just agreed to a four-year deal with the Knicks, expressed his appreciation for his time with the Magic.

"I love everybody there [in Orlando]," he said. "I love my whole team: the GM on down to the guy that cleans the bathrooms. I loved everybody there, and I think it was a mutual feeling. It was the feeling that I loved every day coming to work." O'Quinn also admitted that the long-term deal played a big part in his decision to leave Orlando. The Magic will receive cash and the right to swap 2019 second-round picks in the sign-and-trade deal for O'Quinn. Jul 6 - 10:11 AM

Kyle O'Quinn and the Knicks have agreed on a four-year, $16 million deal.

He couldn't get playing time with Jacque Vaughn, but maybe he can with Derek Fisher. O'Quinn is a solid defender when he's not fouling everything with a basketball and should be a useful backup to Robin Lopez. That said, a four-year deal seems odd for KOQ. Jul 4 - 7:06 PM

Depth Charts

Jose Calderon (Achilles) said he is looking forward to having a healthy 2015-16 season.

After injuries limited Calderon to 42 games last season, the 33-year-old is hoping a return to health can help him turn things around this year. "I just want to be myself, just be healthy and play basketball. I think being healthy can change everything," Calderon said. "I think last year with all the different [lineups], injuries, myself included, I couldn’t get into a rhythm." Calderon could end up being worth a roster sport in standard fantasy leagues if he's able to win the starting point guard job in New York, but he's not much more than a late-round flier at this point.

Carmelo Anthony (knee) has informed U.S. Olympic Team officials he will attend the August minicamp.

He is still rehabbing his knee and is not expected to be a full participant in the minicamp. Anthony was expected to miss 4-6 months for his surgery back in February, so he's still on track to be ready for Knicks training camp. One year after his team encouraged him to shut it down, Anthony's fantasy draft stock is going to slide quite a bit. The Knicks have reportedly given Melo their blessing to attend, as well.